The Rallosian Army
Rallos Zek's host of giants, ogres, orcs, and goblins, raised to conquer Norrath.
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Drawn from War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. II — in-game book.EQ1Primary · official · best available source
War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. II Diary of High Lorekeeper Baeldon --The Call--
The loreseekers heard it first. They told us of the battle that the ogres brought to the Rathe Council. Their complacency had ended in a great war, in wonderful glory. Our loreseekers told us what our god told them, that these smaller, younger, fiercer cousins were shining in the light and power of war while we remained in our valley, rulers over a peace that war had earned us. As our loreseekers spoke about the battles on their pulpit with vast fire in their voices we became hot to join them. For days our forges blazed and our smiths worked tirelessly to produce new arms and repair the old. Our warriors drilled and fought to the death for the glory of Rallos Zek and leadership of our war parties.
When we learned of their failure we were torn. Most wanted to rush forth and follow their path, to defeat the powers of Earth that defeated our tiny cousins. Others thought that to do so would make us seem weak, followers not leaders. What our king thought I can not say for certain. He had been privy to counsel that the rest of us did not know. Some say wise counsel while others call the high loreseeker council of those days the greatest traitors our people have ever known. Far more often spoken, though always under breath, was that our king had turned coward. Regardless, when the call came we answered. As one of the oldest Rallosian clans and because of the seclusion of our home, He chose to gather his army at Krithgor for his assault on the other gods.
The remnants of the ogre invaders were the first to arrive. We recognized some of them, though few enough of them returned. For their initiative and ferocity, these were named commanders of the Rallosian army. This was not something we accepted. It was well known that any individual Krithgor could defeat half a dozen ogres, heroes of the previous battle or not. There were fights, many fights. Ogres were killed in single combat by giants many times, yet none challenged those ogres given charge of us by our god, for that was not allowed. Undoubtedly this was the reason our king ordered us to head north in the night prior to the opening of the portal. [More in Vol. III and IV.]
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Drawn from 3rd Lieutenant Gerrog - Logbook (CollectionReward) — in-game book.EQ2Primary · mirrored · best available source
3rd Lieutenant Gerrog - Logbook Second Edition
This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire.
Entry 14:
We march through the Feerott. It is a good march. It is a quiet march. Nothing lives within the Feerrott since we have last passed through. The General personally leads us. The Arm of Vallon marches behind us. The Rathetear Mountains is our destination. We will stomp on the bones of the gods we once defeated.
This time they cannot stop us.
Entry 17:
We have changed course in the march. The forgotten temple of Cazic-Thule is within sight.
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War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire
War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. I Diary of High Lorekeeper Baeldon --Preamble-- As time passes memory fades, and some things should never be lost to the ravages of time. So I have endeavored to record my personal impressions of the war that has ended the greatest empire in the history of Norrath.
Splitpaw Down Under, Part One
The Splitpaw gnolls proved to be a more dangerous adversary than the Rallosians had suspected, although not exactly for the reasons one might suppose. In Part One, we meet Gippy, a Splitpaw gnoll scout. Sort of. It was Gippy’s turn to watch that day. Gippy had paid Flemm to take his shift. Flemm forgot.
Read the full sourceSplitpaw Down Under, Part Two
The Splitpaw gnolls proved to be a more dangerous adversary than the Rallosians had suspected, although not exactly for the reasons one might suppose. In Part Two, Gippy tries to play both sides. “So General Urduuk arranged a guide through Splitpaw, eh?” The Rallosian lieutenant considered this thoughtfully and for so long that Gippy thought the trick was up…
Read the full source3rd Lieutenant Gerrog – Logbook
3rd Lieutenant Gerrog – Logbook Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Entry 14: We march through the Feerott. It is a good march. It is a quiet march. Nothing lives within the Feerrott since we have last passed through. The General personally leads us. The Arm of Vallon marches behind us.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Danarg, 315 AS
1st Lieutenant Danarg, 315 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 130, 315: I have had to kill my advisor today. He was a traitor. He claimed that it was folly to attack our own city.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Danarg, 313 AS
1st Lieutenant Danarg, 313 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Entry One: Day 105, 313: They do not know we are here. They believed we would not know of this place. We did. I did. When the final froglok lay dead at the feet of my twenty thousand troops, I will name these caves after myself.
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1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 291 AS
1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 291 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 307, 290: The General has joined us. The cheers of the soldiers are deafening. The General allows this slip in obedience to slide. I will not. Let them roar like beasts today. Tomorrow I will hang one hundred.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Dergud, 279 AS
1st Lieutenant Dergud, 279 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 100, 279 AS: The people are soft. I spent too much time training soldiers. I did not see the rest of the people need to be made into Rallosians, too. We will not live like beasts as our forefathers had.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 289 AS
1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 289 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 271, 289: The Rallosians will no longer take direction from a frightened old man. My General has chosen Dergud’s successor wisely – Me.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Dergud, 263 AS
1st Lieutenant Dergud, 263 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 72, 263 AS: Urduuk has granted me great honor in making me his first Lieutenant. He has chosen well. I will not fail him. Today marks a glorious day. I will make the first true warriors of our people.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Dergud, 289 AS
1st Lieutenant Dergud, 289 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 107, 289 AS: This world has not known the Rallosians for many centuries. It is time for the world to remember. We no longer suffer the curse of the Rathe. Now we will have our vengeance upon Norrath.
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1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 290 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 3, 290: We have met our first Frogs today. The battle did not last long. It has been too long since we last slaughtered any one. Praise Rallos that there are more where these ones came from.
Read the full source3rd Lieutenant Gerrog - Logbook (CollectionReward)
3rd Lieutenant Gerrog - Logbook Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Entry 14: We march through the Feerott. It is a good march. It is a quiet march. Nothing lives within the Feerrott since we have last passed through. The General personally leads us. The Arm of Vallon marches behind us.
Read the full sourceRise of the Orcs - The Ascension (CollectionReward)
Rise of the Orcs - The Ascension" Second Edition This book details how the orcs would organize into armies the likes of which had not been seen on Norrath for millennia. The following historical account details what stories would describe as the main turning point in the rise of the orcs. No longer primal savages, the orcs would organize into armies the like…
Read the full sourceRise of the Orcs - The Fall (CollectionReward)
Rise of the Orcs - The Fall" Second Edition This book details how the orcs would nearly succeed at toppling the two most powerful cities on Norrath. The following historical account details the orc's involvement during the short, yet devastating, War of Defiance. Simultaneously laying siege to the two largest cities on Norrath, the orcs would come close to ac…
Read the full sourceRise of the Orcs - The Rejoining (CollectionReward)
Rise of the Orcs - The Rejoining" Second Edition This book details how the orcs would organize into armies the likes of which had not been seen on Norrath for millennia. The following historical account details what stories would describe as the main turning point in the rise of the orcs. No longer primal savages, the orcs would organize into armies the like…
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Danarg, 315 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Danarg, 315 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 130, 315: I have had to kill my advisor today. He was a traitor. He claimed that it was folly to attack our own city. Did he not know whom he was speaking to? Does he know that he was speaking to the General? The General of the R…
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Dergud, 263 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Dergud, 263 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 72, 263 AS: Urduuk has granted me great honor in making me his first Lieutenant. He has chosen well. I will not fail him. Today marks a glorious day. I will make the first true warriors of our people.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 291 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 290 AS Second Edition This book is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 307, 290: The General has joined us. The cheers of the soldiers are deafening. The General allows this slip in obedience to slide. I will not. Let them roar like beasts today. Tomorrow I will hang one hundred.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 289 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Mugreeza, 289 AS Second Edition This book is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 271, 289: The Rallosians will no longer take direction from a frightened old man. My General has chosen Dergud's successor wisely - me. His head will be atop my standard flag to let the soldiers know that weakness will not…
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Danarg, 291 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Danarg, 291 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 332, 291: First Lieutenant Mugreeza has learned the price of failure. She could not see what I saw. She could not see that the Frogloks are cunning. She did not know of the caves of Guk.
Read the full source1st Lieutenant Dergud, 289 AS (CollectionReward)
1st Lieutenant Dergud, 289 AS Second Edition This is the journal of a very important Lieutenant in the Second Rallosian Empire. Day 107, 289 AS: This world has not known the Rallosians for many centuries. It is time for the world to remember. We no longer suffer the curse of the Rathe. Now we will have our vengeance upon Norrath.
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